# Failed to create snapshot

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-create-snapshot/284754>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** elastic-stack-searchable-snapshots, snapshot-and-restore\
**Created:** [September 21, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-create-snapshot/284754 "2021-09-21T17:30:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![X\_T](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/x_t/32/94303_2.png) [@X\_T](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/X_T)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 5:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-create-snapshot/284754/1 "2021-09-21T17:30:54Z")

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Hi team,

I'm trying to create a snapshot from the cluster and i am getting some errors.

ELK Stack: 7.14.1  
Elasticsearch Nodes: 4

First i created the snapshot repository:

```auto
PUT /_snapshot/backup_1
{
  "type": "fs",
  "settings": {
    "location": "/etc/elasticsearch/snapshots"
  }
}

```

Second, i create the snapshot :

```auto
PUT /_snapshot/backup_1/snapshot_1?wait_for_completion=true&pretty

```

But I am getting this error:

```auto
{
  "error" : {
    "root_cause" : [
      {
        "type" : "snapshot_exception",
        "reason" : "[backup_1:snapshot_1/0531DoxhR82OP7f3TFm5bA] failed to update snapshot in repository"
      }
    ],
    "type" : "snapshot_exception",
    "reason" : "[backup_1:snapshot_1/0531DoxhR82OP7f3TFm5bA] failed to update snapshot in repository",
    "caused_by" : {
      "type" : "access_denied_exception",
      "reason" : "/etc/elasticsearch/snapshots/meta-0531DoxhR82OP7f3TFm5bA.dat",
      "suppressed" : [
        {
          "type" : "exception",
          "reason" : "failed to create blob container",
          "caused_by" : {
            "type" : "access_denied_exception",
            "reason" : "/etc/elasticsearch/snapshots/indices"
          }
        },
        {
          "type" : "exception",
          "reason" : "failed to create blob container",
          "caused_by" : {
            "type" : "access_denied_exception",
            "reason" : "/etc/elasticsearch/snapshots/indices"
          }
        },
        {
          "type" : "exception",
          "reason" : "failed to create blob container",
          "caused_by" : {
            "type" : "access_denied_exception",
            "reason" : "/etc/elasticsearch/snapshots/indices"
          }
        },
        {
          "type" : "exception",
          "reason" : "failed to create blob container",
          "caused_by" : {
            "type" : "access_denied_exception",
            "reason" : "/etc/elasticsearch/snapshots/indices"
          }
        },
        {
          "type" : "exception",
          "reason" : "failed to create blob container",
          "caused_by" : {
            "type" : "access_denied_exception",
            "reason" : "/etc/elasticsearch/snapshots/indices"
          }
        },
        {
          "type" : "exception",
          "reason" : "failed to create blob container",
          "caused_by" : {
            "type" : "access_denied_exception",
            "reason" : "/etc/elasticsearch/snapshots/indices"
          }
        },
        {
          "type" : "exception",
          "reason" : "failed to create blob container",
          "caused_by" : {
            "type" : "access_denied_exception",
            "reason" : "/etc/elasticsearch/snapshots/indices"
          }
        },
        {
          "type" : "exception",
          "reason" : "failed to create blob container",
          "caused_by" : {
            "type" : "access_denied_exception",
            "reason" : "/etc/elasticsearch/snapshots/indices"
          }
        },
        {
          "type" : "exception",
          "reason" : "failed to create blob container",
          "caused_by" : {
            "type" : "access_denied_exception",
            "reason" : "/etc/elasticsearch/snapshots/indices"
          }
        },
        {
          "type" : "exception",
          "reason" : "failed to create blob container",
          "caused_by" : {
            "type" : "access_denied_exception",
            "reason" : "/etc/elasticsearch/snapshots/indices"
          }
        },
        {
          "type" : "exception",
          "reason" : "failed to create blob container",
          "caused_by" : {
            "type" : "access_denied_exception",
            "reason" : "/etc/elasticsearch/snapshots/indices"
          }
        },
        {
          "type" : "access_denied_exception",
          "reason" : "/etc/elasticsearch/snapshots/snap-0531DoxhR82OP7f3TFm5bA.dat"
        },
        {
          "type" : "exception",
          "reason" : "failed to create blob container",
          "caused_by" : {
            "type" : "access_denied_exception",
            "reason" : "/etc/elasticsearch/snapshots/indices"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "status" : 500
}

```

This is the info of snapshot repositories that i have created:

```auto
{
  "my_backup" : {
    "type" : "fs",
    "settings" : {
      "location" : "my_backup_location"
    }
  },
  "snapshots" : {
    "type" : "fs",
    "settings" : {
      "location" : "/etc/elasticsearch/snapshots"
    }
  },
  "backup_1" : {
    "type" : "fs",
    "settings" : {
      "location" : "/etc/elasticsearch/snapshots/"
    }
  }
}

```

This are the permissions of the elasticsearch folder:

```auto
drwxr-s--- 4 root elasticsearch 4096 Sep 19 10:13 elasticsearch/

```

And this are the permissions folder in every elasticsearch node:

```auto
drwxrwsrwx 3 root elasticsearch 4096 Sep 21 09:33 snapshots/

```

Inside **/etc/elasticsearch/snapshots** there is a second folder called **indices**

```auto
drwxrwsrwx 14 elasticsearch elasticsearch 4096 Sep 21 09:59 indices/

```

Just mention that /etc/elasticsearch/snapshots is a folder created manually in every node. Also, as you can see, to avoid issues with permissions i setup the folders to 777.

These are the logs from **/var/log/elasticsearch/cluster.log**

```auto
                at java.nio.file.Files.createDirectory(Files.java:694) ~[?:?]
                at java.nio.file.Files.createAndCheckIsDirectory(Files.java:801) ~[?:?]
                at java.nio.file.Files.createDirectories(Files.java:787) ~[?:?]
                at org.elasticsearch.common.blobstore.fs.FsBlobStore.buildAndCreate(FsBlobStore.java:68) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at org.elasticsearch.common.blobstore.fs.FsBlobStore.blobContainer(FsBlobStore.java:54) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                ... 8 more
        Suppressed: org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchException: failed to create blob container
                at org.elasticsearch.common.blobstore.fs.FsBlobStore.blobContainer(FsBlobStore.java:56) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at org.elasticsearch.repositories.blobstore.BlobStoreRepository.indexContainer(BlobStoreRepository.java:1599) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at org.elasticsearch.repositories.blobstore.BlobStoreRepository.lambda$finalizeSnapshot$46(BlobStoreRepository.java:1450) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at org.elasticsearch.action.ActionRunnable$1.doRun(ActionRunnable.java:34) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.ThreadContext$ContextPreservingAbstractRunnable.doRun(ThreadContext.java:732) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.AbstractRunnable.run(AbstractRunnable.java:26) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1130) [?:?]
                at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:630) [?:?]
                at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:831) [?:?]
        Caused by: java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: /etc/elasticsearch/snapshots/indices
                at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixException.java:90) ~[?:?]
                at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:106) ~[?:?]
                at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:111) ~[?:?]
                at sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProvider.createDirectory(UnixFileSystemProvider.java:396) ~[?:?]
                at java.nio.file.Files.createDirectory(Files.java:694) ~[?:?]
                at java.nio.file.Files.createAndCheckIsDirectory(Files.java:801) ~[?:?]
                at java.nio.file.Files.createDirectories(Files.java:787) ~[?:?]
                at org.elasticsearch.common.blobstore.fs.FsBlobStore.buildAndCreate(FsBlobStore.java:68) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at org.elasticsearch.common.blobstore.fs.FsBlobStore.blobContainer(FsBlobStore.java:54) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                ... 8 more
        Suppressed: java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: /etc/elasticsearch/snapshots/snap-0531DoxhR82OP7f3TFm5bA.dat
                at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixException.java:90) ~[?:?]
                at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:106) ~[?:?]
                at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.rethrowAsIOException(UnixException.java:111) ~[?:?]
                at sun.nio.fs.UnixFileSystemProvider.newByteChannel(UnixFileSystemProvider.java:219) ~[?:?]
                at java.nio.file.spi.FileSystemProvider.newOutputStream(FileSystemProvider.java:478) ~[?:?]
                at java.nio.file.Files.newOutputStream(Files.java:224) ~[?:?]
                at org.elasticsearch.common.blobstore.fs.FsBlobContainer$BlobOutputStream.<init>(FsBlobContainer.java:358) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at org.elasticsearch.common.blobstore.fs.FsBlobContainer.writeToPath(FsBlobContainer.java:276) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at org.elasticsearch.common.blobstore.fs.FsBlobContainer.writeBlob(FsBlobContainer.java:267) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at org.elasticsearch.repositories.blobstore.ChecksumBlobStoreFormat.write(ChecksumBlobStoreFormat.java:275) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at org.elasticsearch.repositories.blobstore.BlobStoreRepository.lambda$finalizeSnapshot$47(BlobStoreRepository.java:1467) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at org.elasticsearch.action.ActionRunnable$1.doRun(ActionRunnable.java:34) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.ThreadContext$ContextPreservingAbstractRunnable.doRun(ThreadContext.java:732) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.AbstractRunnable.run(AbstractRunnable.java:26) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1130) [?:?]
                at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:630) [?:?]
                at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:831) [?:?]
        Suppressed: org.elasticsearch.ElasticsearchException: failed to create blob container
                at org.elasticsearch.common.blobstore.fs.FsBlobStore.blobContainer(FsBlobStore.java:56) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at org.elasticsearch.repositories.blobstore.BlobStoreRepository.indexContainer(BlobStoreRepository.java:1599) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at org.elasticsearch.repositories.blobstore.BlobStoreRepository.lambda$finalizeSnapshot$46(BlobStoreRepository.java:1450) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at org.elasticsearch.action.ActionRunnable$1.doRun(ActionRunnable.java:34) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.ThreadContext$ContextPreservingAbstractRunnable.doRun(ThreadContext.java:732) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at org.elasticsearch.common.util.concurrent.AbstractRunnable.run(AbstractRunnable.java:26) ~[elasticsearch-7.14.1.jar:7.14.1]
                at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1130) [?:?]
                at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:630) [?:?]
                at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:831) [?:?]
        Caused by: java.nio.file.AccessDeniedException: /etc/elasticsearch/snapshots/indices
                at sun.nio.fs.UnixException.translateToIOException(UnixExcep

```

Ans this is the path specified in elasticsearch.yml file. All the nodes include the specified **path.repo**

```auto
# ----------------------------------- Paths ------------------------------------
#
# Path to directory where to store the data (separate multiple locations by comma):
#
path.data: /var/lib/elasticsearch
#
# Path to log files:
#
path.logs: /var/log/elasticsearch
#
path.repo: /etc/elasticsearch/snapshots

```

And this is the status of the cluster:

```auto
{
  "cluster_name" : "lx-z-elk",
  "status" : "green",
  "timed_out" : false,
  "number_of_nodes" : 4,
  "number_of_data_nodes" : 4,
  "active_primary_shards" : 12,
  "active_shards" : 24,
  "relocating_shards" : 0,
  "initializing_shards" : 0,
  "unassigned_shards" : 0,
  "delayed_unassigned_shards" : 0,
  "number_of_pending_tasks" : 0,
  "number_of_in_flight_fetch" : 0,
  "task_max_waiting_in_queue_millis" : 0,
  "active_shards_percent_as_number" : 100.0
}

```

Any idea about this issue?

Thank you in advance.

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-create-snapshot/284754/2 "2021-09-21T18:19:17Z")

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Snapshots require a shared filesystem accessible to all master and data nodes in the same path. Having local directories on the machines with the same path will therefore not work.

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**Author:** ![X\_T](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/x_t/32/94303_2.png) [@X\_T](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/X_T)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 6:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-create-snapshot/284754/3 "2021-09-21T18:37:42Z")

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Thanks for your answer @Christian_Dahlqvist

So is there any way to create something locally in order to test the snapshot functionality?

If not, is there any tutorial to create a blob storage in Azure ?

Thanks in advance.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-create-snapshot/284754/4 "2021-09-21T22:20:08Z")

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Not unless you have a single node.

Check out [Azure Repository Plugin | Elasticsearch Plugins and Integrations [7.14] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/7.14/repository-azure.html)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/failed-to-create-snapshot/284754/5 "2021-10-19T22:20:38Z")

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